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God loves to see his creatures happy our lawful delight is His they know not God that think to please Him with making themselves miserable. The idolaters thought it a fit service for Baal to cut and lance themselves never any holy man looked for thanks from the true God by wronging himself.

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Joseph Hall
Age: 82 †
Born: 1574
Born: July 1
Died: 1656
Died: September 8
Clergyman
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Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Leicestershire
Thinking
Happiness
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Happy
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Idolaters
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Service
Baal
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Creatures
Lawful
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Men
Please
Miserable
Think
Holy
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